Vick-tim of society. “I feel bad for Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick, but not because he is sitting in a
prison cell right now. He is another victim of a society that glorifies the lifestyle and behavior that got Vick in trouble. I’m tired of people making excuses for him and brushing it off as ‘just the way it is.’ ”

Paul, Westminster

Kiz: Vick made his own bad choices. The bigger tragedy is Washington safety Sean Taylor, shot and killed in his home by perpetrators who apparently thought a way to get ahead was to rob one successful man they knew.

Racist sentences. “If Vick weren’t black, I doubt he would have gotten 23 months in prison. Hockey players beat the crud out of each other. Athletes beat their wives, girlfriends, hit cab drivers and get nothing. Thank goodness they didn’t kill a dog. Why don’t you write a column about the failures of this country and the racism that further fuels
the dichotomy? It is appalling to me that you categorize a segment of our population that has been cultivated to do nothing but play a sport. There is no emphasis on education or life skills, yet they are expected to relinquish their environments.”

Marzy, Greenwood Village

Kiz: Nuggets point guard Allen Iverson, who has lived the life and lived to tell, says one of the toughest lessons he learned was to forget enemies who come dressed as old friends.

Ignorance isn’t bliss. “Walter Williams, former head of the economic department at George Mason University,
says if the Ku Klux Klan wanted to come up with the perfect plan to stifle the progress of young blacks in America, it couldn’t come up with anything better than 99 percent of urban school systems.”

John, Pittsburgh

Kiz: Amen, brother. The problem with ignorance is it can be more dangerous than knowledge. Broncos’ planning lacking. “That Broncos general manager Ted Sundquist said, ‘The loss of (linebacker) Al Wilson we knew was going
to be big but it ended up being a lot bigger than we anticipated’ is just another example of the lack of foresight this team has. Isn’t long-term planning part of (Sundquist’s) job?”

John, Denver

Kiz: When football coaches, who by nature care only about winning today, make the personnel decisions,
it’s a good way to make your general manager look dumb tomorrow.

Walker, Henry need to go. “Glad someone had the guts to write it. Broncos receiver Javon Walker and running back Travis Henry need to go. Walker is only concerned in his own statistics. Henry will never lead the NFL in anything except fathering children. You don’t win with these type of players.”

Bill, Pennsylvania

Kiz: Too many knuckleheads in the locker room plus a bad defensive scheme equals zero chance of
making the playoffs.

Let Walker heal. “Why don’t we give Walker the offseason to heal before we talk of showing him the door? This is an elite receiver, and his presence on the field for the Broncos with the two Brandons (Marshall and Stokley) will only make this offense more dangerous. Quarterback Jay Cutler is the real deal. He needs real weapons.”

Tony, Los Angeles

Kiz: Walker runs great routes, but needs to catch a clue. To stay with the team, he must realize Broncos Nation does not revolve around him.

Parting shot

And today’s parting shot is a call to arms against anyone not ecstatic about Colorado State hiring Steve Fairchild as the football coach entrusted with replacing Sonny Lubick.

“Man, are you negative, Kiz. Try being a bit happy for the CSU hire of Fairchild and for the Rams community that we will have someone to have faith in. Until then, this world is full of enough hate that I don’t need to read you.”

Brian, Ram tough, Ram proud

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